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===''Grand Theft Auto III'' (2001) to ''Breath of the Wild'' (2017)=== Some critics treat the release of ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' in 2001 as a revolutionary event in the [[history of video games]].<ref>[[Game Informer]] Issue 138 p.73</ref> The game's creator Sam Houser, however, described ''Grand Theft Auto III'' as "''Zelda meets Goodfellas''".<ref>http://ign.com/articles/2001/09/10/rockstars-sam-houser-mouths-off</ref> Other critics also likened ''Grand Theft Auto III'' to ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'',<ref name=gsutra_20games/> as well as ''[[Shenmue]]'',<ref name=Escapist>Brendan Main, [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_285/8455-Lost-in-Yokosuka Lost in Yokosuka], ''[[wikipedia:The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]''</ref><ref name=GTM>[http://www.nowgamer.com/features/1148/interview-with-shenmue-creator-yu-suzuki Shenmue: Creator Yu Suzuki Speaks Out], ''[[GamesTM]]''</ref><ref name=IGN>[http://uk.games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/9.html Yu Suzuki], [[IGN]]</ref><ref name=1UP>[http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=3&cId=3182648 The Disappearance of Yu Suzuki: Part 1], [[1UP.com|1UP]]</ref> and noted how ''GTA III'' had elements from earlier games. For example, open-ended missions based on operating a taxi cab in a sandbox environment were the basis for SEGA's ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top 25 Racing Games... Ever! Part 1|work=[[w:g:magazinesfromthepast:Retro Gamer|Retro Gamer]]|date=16 September 2009|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/features/423/top-25-racing-games-ever-part-1?o=1|accessdate=2011-03-17}}</ref> The next major leap forward for open-world gaming is ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' (2017). It introduced an innovative sandbox approach to open-world design, where the player has full freedom to interact with the open-world environment, with intuition, an advanced physics engine, and a new chemistry engine.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14957460/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-nintendo-switch-future-games</ref>
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